Alan Greenspan, economist and former Fed chair whose legacy was reshaped by the financial crisis, dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, economist and former Fed chair whose legacy was reshaped by the financial crisis, dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman 1987-2006, steered the '90s economic boom but his belief in self-regulating markets seeded the 2008 crisis; died at 100. His legacy warns tech leaders that light-touch governance without mandatory oversight fails—AI policy requires structured checks, not faith in expert judgment alone.